Percolator.



A. J. MORLOGK.

PERGOLATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE :7, 1910;

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Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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A. J. MORLOGK.

PEROOLATOR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1910.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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A. J. MORLOOK. PERGOLATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1910.

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tank and each other srss J. MORLOOK. OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR- TO UQNIT'ED PRESS'AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

PERCOLATOR.

Application filed June 7, 1910. ,Serial No. 565,586.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, ALBERT J. Monnocn,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Brooklyn, county of- Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Percolators, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in percolators, and consists in certain peculiarities in the construction and arrangement of parts and in certain novel combinations of elements substantially as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the subjoined' claims. 1

Among the important objects of the invention, the following are worthy of special notice: First: The provision of a percolator having a rotatory tank and means for circulating, extracting and cleansing fluids therethrough, wherein the elements of the circulatory-system are so correlated with the that disconnection of the pipes of the system is unnecessary to permit rotation of the tank. Second: To secure a better distribution of the steam and naphtha within the treating chamber and throughout the material than is possible with the apparatus now in use. Third: To

secure the foregoing desirable ends in an apparatus of simple and durable construction. Theseand other important objects of the invention are secured by the construction which is selected to exemplify the preferred embodiment thereof, but to the details of which the invention, considered in its broader aspects, is not restricted, though the details are of importance to the extent of forming most desirable 'means for accomplishing the several purposes in view and, therefore, are made the subject matter 'of some claims more and less restricted thereto.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of an apparatus embodying the present improvements, showing the tank in the position it occupies while steam is being admitted to the treating chamber Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof, showing the position of the tank while it is being filled with material to be treated and is being subjected to the naphtha step of the process. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the machine viewed from the naphthashowing the tank in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a Fig. 5 is a and-steam inlet end, the same position as transverse section of Fig. 1.. broken longitudinal parts carried thereby on line 5 of Fig. 4:.

Similar characters of reference-designate similar'yparts 'in the several views. I

The invention is illustrated and will hereinafter be described with particular refersection of the tank and ence to the drying of garbage by the exr. i

traction .of the fatty contents thereof, this being the preferred employment of the invention; but it will be understood that the invention may be utilized for other than this particular purpose, and generally as'a percolator"for removing grease from garbage, fish,

rial.

and-mat/erial. This tank is rotatably mounted and preferably is supported by suitably disposed rotatable bearing wheels B engaging wear bands I) encircling the tank. A desirable means for rotating it comprises a circular rack C mounted on the circumference of the tank and engaged by a driving gear I), mounted on a shaft 05, having connection with any suitable driving means, not necessary herein to show.

The tank is provided with one or more, prefer bly three, manholes E which are arranged 'n the top thereof and have suitable covers e. The garbage or othermatter to be treated is supplied to the treating chamber I in the interior of the tank, through these manholes, The tank is also provided with a conduit G which extends longitudinally thereof, preferably upon its external surface, and has communication with the interior of the tank through a series of apertures g in the wall of the latter. Arranged inside of the tank is a chamber H into which the apertures 9 open. The inner wall of the chamber H is provided with a plurality of apertures h. A plate-H may be provided to cover said wall, said plate being provided with apertures h of smaller size than the apertures h and registering therewith. This construction prevents the apertures from clogging and facilitates the draining of the grease and naphtha from the treating chamber in the manner hereinafter described. A conduit J is also dis-' posed lengthwise of the tank and preferably A designates a tank of suitable size, shape devices, as the animal tankage and similar mateat a place diametrically opposite tank and is much wider than the conduit K,

with which it has communication through a series of apertures 7: in the wall between,

them. Its outlet wall is pierced with a number of openings and each of said openings is provided with a spreader nozzle L, shown as formed of a tubular laterally pierced body having an open inner end and an outer closed end provided with an overhanging bafile plate or spreader Z, preferably of hemispherical form arranged immediately above.

the inner surface of the chamber L. The steam is thus jetted from a number of lateral outlet openings from each nozzle and is sprayed by the bafile plates or Spreaders, which act also to protect the outlet apertures against being clogged by the material under treatment.

The tank is further provided, preferably the conduit K, with an outlet conduit M which extends longitudinally thereof and has communication with the treating chamber at different places in its length. This communication is preferably afforded by means of nipples m, whose inner ends form seats for outlet valves 1, mounted on stems 2, threadably engaged with bearing blocks 8, mounted on the conduit M, and said stems have hand wheels 4 or other suitable accessible devices for convenience in adjusting them to move the valves. to and from their seats.

The conduit M serves for the outlet of I steam and naphtha which are removed from the material by the steam.

The tank is provided at one end with ahollow axle or hub N and at its other end With a hollow axle or hub O, Whose inner ends are closed by the heads of the tank shown at n and 0, respectively. These form parts of the means through which the various fluids. are circula ed, and they partake of the rotatory moveme ts of the tanlt, being provided with stuffing boxes P and Q, respectively, which in turn are rotatively mounted on other elements of the circulatory system, hereinafter more fully set forth,

The axle or hub N communicates with the naphtha and grease outlet conduit G by means ofa-pipe 10 having a valve 11, and with the naphtha inlet conduit J by means of a pipe 12 having a valve 13.

municates with the steam-inlet conduit K by means of a pipe 14 having a valve 15. The axle or hub O has communication with the conduit M through a pipe 16 having a valve 17.v This pipe 16 may also have direct communication with the treating chamber I through an overflow pipe 18 having a valve 19. A P from a union 21 which has communication with a naphtha-inlet pipe 22, a steam-inlet pipe 23 and a naphtha-and-grease-outlet pipe 24, which leads to a suitable collecting or separating-chamber, not shown. Each of these pipes is provided with avalve, said valves being marked 25, 26 and 27 respectively. The naphtha-inlet pipe 22 leads from a suitable pump, not shown, and the steam-inlet pipe 23 leads from a suitable source of steam supply, not shown. A pipe .30 leads from the stufiing box Q, and has communication with a suitable collecting or separating chamber, not shown.

The process of extracting the oily and fatty contents of garbage 01' other matter, by means, of this apparatus, preferably is as follows: The tank being in position shown in Fig.2, with its manholes E at the top, the valves 1 closed and the valve in the overflow pipe 18 open, the material to be treated is supplied to its treating chamber I, through the manholes, the covers 6 of the latter being removed. When the desired quantity has thus been supplied, the manholes are closed tightly, as are all the valves of the apparatus, except the valves 25 and 13. Naphtha is thus admitted, under pressure from the pump, through he pipe 22, union 21, pipe 20, hub or axle N and pipe 12 to the conclult J, filling which it flows thence, through the apertures 2' to the treating chamber, I. The valve in .the' pipe 18 being open will permit pipe 20 extends into the stuffing box the escape of air from the treating chamber as the naphtha is forced therein and any overflow of'naphtha will pass through the said pipe 18 and into the pipe 16. The pipe 18 may be dispensed with, in which case one of the valves 1 is opened to permit the escape of air and the overflow of'naphtha into the conduit M. The overflow of naphtha in this case will pass into the conduit M and through the pipe 16. When the tank has been filled with naphtha and thematerial thus has been subjected thereto the required length of time, the pump is stopped, the valves 25 and 13 are closed and't-he tank is rotated to stir the contents. The valves l1 and 27 are now opened to establish communication of the treating chamber with a suitable collecting tank. After the naphtha has percolated through the material being treated and removed a certain amount-of the grease and other matter therefrom, the grease and naphtha pass through the small apertures h in the plate H when said plate It also eom- -H is used; then passes through the apertures h into the chamberH through the apertures g and into the conduit G, where it is pumped or sucked through the pipelO, axle or hub N, pipe 20, union 21 and pipe 24 to said collecting tank, for separation of the grease from the naphtha. These operations may be repeated as often as desired. When as much grease has been collected asis possible by this step, communication of the collecting tank with the treatifig chamber is closed by closing the valves 11 and 27 and communication of the naphtha pump with the treating chamber is reestablished by the opening of the valves 25 and 13. The tank is now turned until the outlet valves 1 are at the t0p-the position shown in Fig. 1. These outlet valves 1 are now opened, as are also outlet valves 17 and inlet valves 26 and 15. Steam is thus caused to. circulate through the'material, carrying oii with it any naphtha which may have been entrapped by the material. This steam finds its Way to the T steam conduit K through the steam pipe 26,

union 21, pipe 20, hub or axle N and pipe 14,

and flowing from said steam conduit it entors the spreading chamber, from whichit issues in a series of fine sprays through the nozzles L and. penetrates the material in a number of diflerent places at once, absorbing the residue of naphtha, and then leaves the treating chamber throu h the nipples m, thence t M, pipe 16, axle or hub O and pipe 30 to a tank where the naphtha is separated from the steam, or water of condensation. This treatment is proceeded with until it has been determined in any suitable manner that the grease has been completely extracted from the material under treatment, and may be continued until the latter iscompletely dried,

'if desired.

Attention is c lled to the fact that the described connection of the parts permits the tank to be rotated at any time during the process, for stirring or other purposes, it being wholly unnecessary, because of the pivotal mounting ofTzert-am members (as the hubs or axles) of the pipe system with relation to certain other members 20-30) of said system, to disconnect any of the circulating pipes inorder to permit such rotation. This forms one of the important features of the present invention, and another of its important features is the manner of admitting the naphthaand steam, through a multiplicity of guarded openings distributed through a comparatively wide (as the pipes area.

the openings in rough the conduit I believeto be new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A percolator comprising a rotatory tank, having a treating chamber, and provided with an inletconduit for a treating fluid, a second conduit, for the outlet of said fluid and the extracted material from said ohamher, a third conduit, for the inlet of a fluid adapted to expel the treating fluid trapped by the material undergoing treatment, and

H a fourth conduit, for the treating andexpolling fluids, each of said conduits'having communication with the treating chamber, said tank being also provided with hollow trunnions at ts opposite ends, and with separate pipes respectively connecting one of said trunnions to the first, second and third conduits, and anbther pipe leading from the fourth conduit to the other trunnion, all of said parts being mounted for free rotation together, combined with pipes having communication with the first-mentioned trunnion and pipes having communication withthe second-mentioned trunnion and fixed against rotation therewith, tWo of said pipes being for the supply of fluids to the firstmentioned trunnions, a fourth pipe being for the outflow of fluid from the other trunnion, and the third pipe being for the outflow of fluid from said first-mentioned trunnion.

2.. A percolator, tank having hollow vided with a conduit'for the supply of naphtha; a conduit for the discharge vof naphtha and grease: a conduit for the supcomprising a rotatory ply of steam; a conduit for the discharge of steam, naphtha and grease; a plurality of valved pipes respectively connecting one of said hubs or axles with the conduits for the supply of naphtha and discharge of naphtha and grease, a valved pipe, connecting said hub or axle with the steam-supply conduit, valves connecting the interior of the tank hubs or axles and prowith the conduit for the discharge of steam, 1

naphtha and grease; a valved pipe connecting the latter conduit with the other hub or axle; all of said parts being mounted for rotation together, and relatively stationary pipes having communication with the hubs or axles forconducting fluid to and from the same, respectively, and provlded with sultably arranged valves.

3. A percolator cSmprising a treating chamber, means for a supply of fluid thereto comprising a chamber extending part way around the same and having a wall formed with a series of apertures for the'inlet of fluid to said treating chamber, an outlet chamber having an apertured wall communicating with said chamber, and an apertured plate covering said wall.

4. A percolator, comprising a treating chamber, andPmeans for the supply of fluid thereto, comprising a chamber, a series of nozzles communicating with the latter chamber and having lateral outlets to the treating chamber, and battles secured to the nozzles and overhanging the sides of the same.

5. A pe'rcolator comprising a tankhaving' atreating chamber, inlet and outlet conduits extending longitudinally of the tank and a chamber interposed between the outlet cpnduit and the treating chamber, said interposed chamber having communication with the outlet conduit and treating chamber and provided with a series of inlet apertures opening from the latter, and an apertured plate covering the apertured chamber.

6. A percolator comprising a tank having a treating ehamber,,inlet and outlet conduits extending longitudinally of the tank, and a chamber interposed between the outlet conduit and the treating chamber, said interposed chamber having communication with the outlet conduit and extending longitudinally of the treating chamber and provided with a series of outlet apertures opening into the latter, and an apertured plate covering the same, a hollow hub or axle and valved pipes respectively connecting the hub or axle witlisaid conduits.

7. A percolator comprising a tank having a treating'chamber, inlet and outlet conduits extending longitudinally of the tank, and a chamber interposed between the outlet conduit and the treating chamber, said interposed chamber having communication with the outlet conduit and extending longitudinally of the treating chamber and provided with a series of outlet apertures opening into the latter, and. an apertured plate covering the same, a hollow hub or axle, valved pipes respectivelyconnecting the hub 01' axle with said conduits, said parts mountedfor rotation together, and a relatively fixed pipe having communication with the hub or axle and provided with valved fluid inlet and outlet.

8. A percolator comprising a tank, a conduit provided with a plurality of valves and arranged lengthwise thereof, a second conduit, a chamber between the second conduit and the interior of the tank, said chamber having,communication with its conduit and provided with a series of nozzles having lateral openings to the interior of the tank and bafiies within the latter.

9. A percolatom comprising a tank, a conduit provided with a plurality of valves and arranged lengthwise thereof, a second conduit, a chamber between the second conduit and the interior of thetank, said chamber having communication with its conduit and provided with a series of nozzles havin lateral openings to the interior of the tan and bafiies within the latter, hollow heads duits, said parts mounted for rotation.to

gether, and relatively fixed inlet and outlet pipes connected with the hubs or axles, respectively. p, I

11. A percolator comprising a tank having a treating chamber, inlet and outlet conduits extending longitudinally of the tank, and a chamber interposed bet-ween theoutlet conduit and the treating chamber, said interposed chamber having communication with the outlet conduit and treating chamber and provided with a series of out-let apertures in the latter and an apertured plate covering the same, a chamber between the inlet conduit and the interior of the tank, said chamber having communication with its conduit and provided with a series of nozzles having lateral openings'to the interior of the tank, and bafiles within the latter.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand at the city, county and State of New York, this second day of June, 1910. ALBERT J. MORLOCK.

lln' presence of- ISABEL R. RICHARDS,

AoNEs C. 'OCONNEL 

